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Queimar a largada

English translation: Jump the gun

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Portuguese term or phrase:Queimar a largada
English translation:Jump the gun
Entered by: RoBelinky

20:58 Apr 8, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Racing
Portuguese term or phrase: Queimar a largada
When athletes start racing before the official start
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 02:28
Jump the gun
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/jump the gun

We all had to start the race again because Jane jumped the gun
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lailalc
Local time: 02:28
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Jump the gun
lailalc
4 +3false start
Colin Bowles
4falsa partida
Marta Caldeira


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
queimar a largada
falsa partida


Explanation:
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Note added at 10 mins (2011-04-08 21:08:37 GMT)
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http://desporto.publico.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1370254


Marta Caldeira
Local time: 06:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Me desculpe, Marta, eu havia posto o language pair errado - eu gostaria de saber qual é o termo em inglês. Obrigada.

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Jump the gun


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/jump the gun

We all had to start the race again because Jane jumped the gun


lailalc
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Priscila Diniz: certinho
2 mins
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agree  Georgia Morg (X)
14 mins
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agree  Martin Riordan
1 hr
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agree  Marlene Curtis
1 hr
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agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
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agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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agree  Marilia Bittencourt
15 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
false start


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&client=firefox-a&hs...

Jump the gun would also work.

Colin Bowles
Brazil
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  coolbrowne: This is the standard term ("jump the gun" being an also-ran)
1 hr
agree  T o b i a s
3 hrs
agree  Nick Taylor
10 hrs
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